World Rankings: October update

Brighouse and Rastrick move up to third place following its second successive National title

Thursday, 27 October 2011

However, Cory Band is guaranteed to finish the year on top of the World of Brass—4barsrest.com Rankings for the fifth successive year.

Following yet another third place at the National Championships, the sixth time in the past nine years that the Welsh band has taken that exact placing at the event! Cory’s remarkable consistency (the band has never been out of the top six at the ‘National’ this century) has been the key to this fifth year of world domination, and the bad news for its competitors is that it looks certain to enter 2012 with a considerable head start on the rest of the field.

Brighouse and Rastrick move up to third place following its second successive National title, while the fourth place achieved by Beaumaris sees that Welsh band move up to an all-time high of 13th position.

Top 10 bands

The other ranking contests held since the last update were:

Doctor Martin Trust Entertainment Contest — won by Exchange Communications WhitburnHardraw Scar — won by HarrogateBolsover Festival of Brass — won by Jaguar Land RoverSouth Wales Miners’ Eisteddfod — won by Lewis MerthyrNEDDC Entertainment Contest — won by StanningtonWychavon Festival — won by BTMNational 1st Section Championship — won by AldbourneNational 2nd Section Championship — won by Brunel BrassNational 3rd Section Championship — won by City of BradfordNational 4th Section Championship — won by Melingriffith 2Swiss Open — won by Burgermusik LucerneNew South Wales Championships — won by Willoughby CityFleetwood Open — won by Oldham (Lees)Burry Port — won by Burry Port; Fife Charities — won by Kingdom BrassSCABA Folkestone — won by Friary Guildford

The next update will follow the busy November contest season, which sees national championships take place across Europe and the Brass in Concert and Scottish Open contests attracting many of the UK’s leading bands.

March 18 • Cory delivers an emotional Odyssey that takes them to London and to Montreux in Swansea. Tredegar comes runner-up, with Tongwynlais and City of Cardiff (Melingriffith) also booking their places in Kensington.

Vacancies

March 19 • We are sadly loosing one of our award winning bass team soon(best basses award at areas) so we are looking for a Bb BASS . Good book of contests and concerts planned including butlins . We rehearse on Wednesday in our own bandroom

March 19 • Time for a change after the Areas? Or do you just fancy another blow each week? We are a friendly community band looking for new players to join our group. All welcome but especially cornet, horn, Eb / Bb Bass and Percussion.

March 19 • The L&SC Champions are looking for a committed Bb bass player to join our team.. . We have a busy, but sensible schedule of concerts and contests including the Grand Shield and National Finals.